Kenneth Oseth
Military
94th Bomb Group crew photo with Marshall Walker from 94th Bomb Group Facebook page.
Object Number - UPL 32793 - Kenneth Oseth, Waist Gunner, 94th Bomb Group.
After training as a gunner he was deployed overseas to the Group at Bury St. Edmunds where he took part in 25 combat missions, his most memorable that of 11th January 1944 when - on a mission to hit the Messerschmitt factory at Brunswick - the mission was cancelled just as they began the bomb run. 20 aircraft failed to receive the order and went on the attack; 10 of them were shot down. He was discharged in September 1945 and went back to factory work in Cedar Rapids.
DFC; Air Medal 3 clusters
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
8 September 1921 | ||
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Enlisted |
25 August 1942 | ||
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Died |
Cedar Rapids, IA, USA | 18 November 2016 |
Revisions
Entry added with details from:
- "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 26 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.;
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172947448/kenneth-oseth
